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An Account of the Aesir

In ancient Asgard a realm of the nine
Stands Valhalla Hall where dwell the host divine
Here one eyed Odin reigns
The knowledge of worlds his domain

Freyja cloaked in feathers never one to yield
Gathers fallen warriors to place upon her field
Relentless he pursues his foes of old
Vengence his companion leaves Thor cold

Loki with his doom brings tragedy and spite
When he aids to kill Baldr beloved god of light
Iounn who grants eternal youth to a chosen few
By the sharing of her apples their life is made anew

Skaoi icy goddess vengeful and alone
Lives in winter mountains heart as cold as stone
Frigg who knows the future but doomed to tell no one
Unable to stop the slaying of her favoured son

Freyr bringing peace and plenty to humanity
Famed throughout the lands for his fertility
Powerful Njoror lord of sea’s and prince of men
A hostage to the gods to return at “The doom of men”

As Frigg had foreseen and knew what would pass
The giants of Jotnar would come at last
The years counted down Ragnorak was at hand
The god’s of old will soon fall across the land

The Jotnar with their monsters came at last to play
Fenrir the wolf, Jormungander the serpent would rule the day
The sun became black while the earth sank into the sea
The god’s of old ceased to be

Craig Lincoln says: “Born and raised in Sydney Australia currently residing in country Queensland in Toowoomba. An avid reader who yearned to write but found the usual excuses for not doing so (fear primarily). I try to paint a picture with my words and take inspiration from the every day experiences that surround me my family and our menagerie of pets.”